Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.
1. A method for displaying an Electronic Programming Guide (EPG) comprising: generating a three dimensional virtual mesh polyhedron including a plurality of planes, wherein the virtual mesh polyhedron is displayed such that more than one surface of the virtual mesh polyhedron is displayed; and displaying first and second objects on a first plane of the plurality of planes and a third object on a second plane of the plurality of planes, wherein the first object represents a first television program, the second object represents a second television program and the third object represents a third television program, and wherein the first plane is semi-transparent and the second plane is visible through the semi-transparent first plane.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said polyhedron is displayed in an isometric view.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said EPG is generated exclusive of three dimensional graphics circuitry.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein selection of one of said objects causes a program provided on a certain channel at a certain time to be selected.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein said objects are independent of said polyhedron.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the first object is manipulable independently of the polyhedron.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first object represents the first television program on a certain channel at a certain time.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein said virtual mesh polyhedron is a cube.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein said cube further comprises three axes.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein said axes correspond to time, channel, and user preference.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein said planes are parallel.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein said planes correspond to levels of preference.
13. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of said objects is a pictogram.
14. One or more computer readable media storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause an apparatus to: generate a thee dimensional virtual mesh polyhedron including a plurality of planes, wherein the virtual mesh polyhedron is displayed such that more than one surface of the virtual mesh polyhedron is displayed; and display first and second objects on a first plane of the plurality of planes and a third object on a second plane of the plurality of planes, wherein the first object represents a first television program, the second object represents a second television program and the third object represents a third television program, and wherein the first plane is semi-transparent and the second plane is visible through the semi-transparent first plane.
15. The one or more computer readable media of claim 14 , wherein selection of one of said objects causes a program provided on a certain channel at a certain time to be selected.
16. The one or more computer readable media of claim 14 , wherein said objects are independent of said polyhedron.
17. The one or more computer readable media of claim 14 , wherein said objects represent a certain television program on a certain channel at a certain time.
18. The one or more computer readable media of claim 14 , wherein the first plane and the second plane correspond to different levels of viewing preference.
19. An apparatus comprising: a processor; and memory configured to store computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause the apparatus to: generate a three dimensional virtual mesh polyhedron including a plurality of planes, wherein the virtual mesh polyhedron is displayed such that more than one surface of the virtual mesh polyhedron is displayed; and display first and second objects on a first plane of the plurality of planes and a third object on a second plane of the plurality of planes, wherein the first object represents a first television program, the second object represents a second television program and the third object represents a third television program, and wherein the first plane is semi-transparent and the second plane is visible through the the semi-transparent first plane.
20. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the first plane and the second plane correspond to different levels of viewing preference.
21. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the first plane is an internal plane of the polyhedron and the second plane is an external plane of the polyhedron.
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October 27, 2009
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